音标:[prәu'didʒәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 庞大的, 惊人的, 异常的
s so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
s of momentous or ominous significance
s far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

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prodigious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat.一座核反应堆能发出巨大的热量。
  2. We are all overwhelmed by his prodigious memory.我们都被他那惊人的记忆力折服了。
  3. The Sussex ironworks were carried on at such a prodigious expense of wood.苏塞克斯铁厂象这样办下去使木材造成如此惊人的耗费。
  4. She was shocked by the prodigious view.她对这奇异的景象感到震惊。
  5. These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seaman.这最后的几句话在水手们身上发生了一种奇异的效果。

经典引文

  • Henry, whose memory was prodigious, had forgotten..nothing.

    出自:M. Seymour
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